Tony Greig
Anthony William Greig
Born: 6 October 1946, Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Major Teams: Border, Sussex, Eastern Province, England.
Known As: Tony Greig
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1972
Last Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1977
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, Prudential Trophy, 1972
Last ODI: England v Australia at The Oval, Prudential Trophy, 1977
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 58 93 4 3599 148 40.43 8 20 87 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 9802 338 4541 141 32.20 8-86 6 2 69.5 2.77
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 22 19 3 269 48 16.81 71.16 0 0 7 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 916 10 619 19 32.57 4-45 1 0 48.2 4.05
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1965/66 - 1978)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 350 579 45 16660 226 31.19 26 96 345 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 52407 24702 856 28.85 8-25 33 8 61.2 2.82
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1967 - 1978)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 189 176 19 3845 129 24.49 3 20 88 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 8435 5650 244 23.15 6-28 12 3 34.5 4.01
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Possibly underated as an all-rounder compared to the famous four
of the eighties, Tony Greig was a versatile cricketer who
captained his adopted country before leading international
players into the Packer circus. Born in South Africa of a
Scottish father, Greig moved to England at the age of twenty,
playing county cricket with Sussex. As with many tall men (he is
6' 7"), he much favoured the front foot when batting, with his
driving being especially strong. He could hit very hard indeed,
and thrived in difficult circumstances- his Test average of 40 is
much better than his first class average of 31. He was a superb
fielder anywhere, but particularly in the slips. He used his
height to effect as a medium fast bowler, and could swing the
ball. He maybe lacked the accuracy to be a top class Test bowler,
but took 141 wickets as first or second change. Remarkably his
best Test figures were taken with off-spin, where, during an
enormously successful tour of the West Indies, he took 13 wickets
at Port of Spain experimenting with a new style. That tour was
marred by an unfortunate incident when Greig ran out Kallicharran
as he headed for the pavilion at the end of the day's play. Greig
apologized, but the impetuous action was typical of some of
Greig's decisions and statements as captain. He captained England
only 14 times with mixed success, losing heavily to the West
Indies in 1976 after claiming England would make them grovel, but
triumphantly in India in 1976-77. The end of his official
international career came when it was discovered that whilst he
was England captain he was recruiting for World Series cricket,
the Kerry Packer operation that split world cricket asunder in
the 1970s. He retired young, and emigrated to Australia, where he
has had a successful career as an executive in the Packer
organization and as a television commentator (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Friday, 16-Aug-2002 22:23:59 GMT
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